Measurement of Root Surface Area of Permanent Teeth in a Chinese Population

Accurate assessment of the total root surface area (RSA) and the amount of remaining attachment surface area assists in formulating the tooth prognosis and treatment plan (Hujoel et al., 1989; Yamamoto et al., 2006). However, previous methods, such as membrane technique (Yamamoto et al., 2006), weighting conversion (Klock et al., 1993), or division planimetry (Dulap and Gher, 1985; Hermann et al., 1983; Levy and Wright, 1978), either show the disadvantage of lacking accuracy, or are complicated to operate (Hujoel, 1994; Klock et al., 1993).

Source: Archives of Oral Biology - April 20, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Y. Gu, Q. Zhu, Y. Tang, Y. Zhang, X. Feng Source Type: research